(NDTV) Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu has been found guilty of causing injuries to a person in a 30-year-old road rage case by the Supreme Court today. The 55-year-old cricketer-turned-politician won’t go to jail and will retain his portfolio in the Punjab government. He has been asked to pay a fine of Rs. 1,000. Mr Sidhu had hit a 65-year-old man, Gurnam Singh, on the head during an argument on a road in Patiala on December 27, 1988. Singh died of a haemorrhage at the hospital later. A trial court had discharged Mr Sidhu, but the the Punjab and Haryana High Court reversed…
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(AU) हालिया हुई नकदी की किल्लत को देखते हुए रिजर्व बैंक ऑफ इंडिया (आरबीआई) ने बैंक नोटों की छपाई को पांच गुना बढ़ा दिया है। वित्त मंत्रालय के एक वरिष्ठ अधिकार ने बताया कि नकदी के स्टॉक को बनाए रखने के लिए यह फैसला लिया गया है|सरकारी सूत्रों ने बताया कि एक महीने में 70,000-80,000 करोड़ रुपये से ज्यादा का नकद भंडार बनाने के लिए सभी चारों प्रिंटिंग केंद्र सप्ताह में सातों दिन काम रही हैं। अधिकारी ने कहा, इससे पहले एक महीने में 10,000-15,000 करोड़ रुपये के नोट छापे जा रहे थे।” अधिकारी ने बताया कि 29 अप्रैल से…
(FE) The first consignment of 2 million barrels of crude oil that is en route from United Arab Emirates (UAE) for India’s strategic petroleum reserve at Mangalore, will help the world’s third largest oil importer’s energy security programme. With India building around 39 million barrels of strategic crude oil storage facility, the 5.86 million barrels supplied by state-run Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC)—the only one to partner with India on its crude oil reserve programme till date, can be used during an emergency. According to a 12 May Indian government statement the loading of the first crude consignment was witnessed…
(AU) मंगलवार को पेट्रोल-डीजल के दाम 55 माह के उच्चतम स्तर पर पहुंच गए। तेल मार्केटिंग कंपनियों ने सोमवार से पेट्रोल-डीजल के दामों में 19 दिनों बाद बढ़ोतरी करना शुरू कर दिया था। कच्चे तेल की बढ़ती कीमतों के बीच कंपनियां अब लगातार दाम बढ़ाएंगी। अगर टैक्स का बोझ केंद्र व राज्य सरकार जनता पर कम कर दें, तो फिर राहत मिल सकती है। अगर पेट्रोल-डीजल को जीएसटी के दायरे में लाया जाता है तो अभी 80 रुपये में बिकने वाला पेट्रोल 40 रुपये में मिलने लगेगा। लेकिन राज्यों को इसकी बिक्री से सबसे ज्यादा कमाई होती है। अगर राज्य…
(FE) The Bharatiya Janata Party has taken a massive lead in Karnataka election results 2018. The trends suggest that it is leading on over 112 seats which is also the majority mark. The Congress, on the other hand, is struggling to cross the 70 mark. JD(S) which is leading on 45 seats might end up playing an important role in forming the government. The BJP CM candidate Yeddyurappa is leading from his seat while Karnataka CM Siddaramiah is leading on one seat and is trailing on other. Senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot has already hinted at the possibility of an alliance with JD(S).…
(LiveMint) The merged entity of Vodafone India Ltd and Idea Cellular Ltd is likely to face a conflict of interest when it plans to buy tenancies as the two companies have telecom tower operator American Tower Corp. (ATC) as a preferred vendor and at the same time also have stakes in its rival Indus Towers-Bharti Infratel combine. “There is a conflict of interest here… if earlier promises cannot be implemented… there can’t be sweetheart deals because there is a risk of some legal action if the small player is disadvantaged,” a person with direct knowledge of the matter said, requesting…
(AU) कर्नाटक विधानसभा चुनाव के लिए मतगणना जारी है। भाजपा और कांग्रेस में कांटे की टक्कर चल रही है। शुरुआती रुझानों में भाजपा को बढ़त मिल रही है। भाजपा 84, कांग्रेस 79 और जेडीएस 24 सीटों पर आगे चल रही है। शिकारीपुरा सीट से बीएस येद्दियुरप्पा और रामनगर से कुमार स्वामी आगे चल रहे हैं। वहीं, चामुंडेश्वरी सीट से सिद्दरमैया पीछे और बादामी सीट से आगे चल रहे हैं। वरुणा से सिद्दरमैया के बेटे यतींद्र आगे चल रहे हैं। बादामी सीट पर श्रीरामुलु को बढ़त मिल रही है। दावणगेरे से खगड़े के बेटे पीछे चल रहे हैं। बेल्लारी से रेड्डी बंधुओं को…
(PTI) Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today unveiled to investors here India’s upcoming second round of auction of discovered oil and gas fields, and said that over 195 million tonnes of hydrocarbon reserves would be put on offer. The bid dates for the Discovered Small Field round II (DSF-II), where 22 contract areas made up of 60 discovered oil and gas fields would be offered, are yet to be announced. In a series of tweets, Pradhan said DSF Round-I was a success which has given “immense confidence on the upcoming discoveries under DSF-II”. “A whopping 60 large size discoveries with an in-place reserve volume of over…
(PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Russia on May 21 for an informal summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced today. The informal summit will be held in Russian city of Sochi. “This will be an important occasion for the two leaders to exchange views on international matters in a broad and long-term perspective with the objective of further strengthening our Special and Privileged Strategic partnership,” the MEA said in a statement. It said both the leaders will also discuss their respective national developmental priorities and bilateral matters. “This informal Summit in Sochi between…
(DC) Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan met Chief Executive Officer of Mubadala Petroleum, Dr Bakheet Al Katheeri in Dubai on Monday. Mubadala Petroleum is a leading international oil and gas company spread across eight countries. Minister Pradhan is on a three-day visit to UAE which will be followed by visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.